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by Snake17 on February 22, 2005
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Hello again everybody. Well, my WDB s arival has been delayed so I have about 2 weeks till I get it. I was wondering if you guys could give me some tips on the cage/heating/humidity/substrate requirments. My snake will be around 40cm long(it is around 1 year old). This is my first rattlesnake so I want it to live well and prospere :-) . I`m also paying around 150$ for it and it`s a lot here. Anticipated thanks.
Best regards, Alex S.
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by FLVenom911 on February 22, 2005
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Alex just keep him dry and hot! You can use some sand mixed with some rock for a natural look and of course add a hide spot. Man $150.00 for a WDB that is alot!! LOL People cant even give them away over in the states. But no worries, they generally all do terrific in captivity.
Joe
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by Snake17 on February 22, 2005
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Hi Joe,
Thanks for the info. Could zou tell me what exact temps should I keep him at ? Is 30 degrees celsius in the basking spot and around 25 in the cooler area good ? Thanks again. Alex S.
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by Snake17 on February 22, 2005
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150$ is a good price here. some one offered to sell me an adult savanah monitor for almost 700$ and a 80cm long female crotalus viridis for 300$. There are no profesional breeders here or anything.
Here is a small list of herp prices in our pet stores:
baby Trachemys scripta elegans-5$
baby Trionyx sp.-4$
baby corn snake-70$
baby green iguanas-90$
adult tokay gekko-150$
adult california king snake-350 $
tarantulas- 30-150$
weird prices, huh ?
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by Phobos on February 22, 2005
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Wow Alex:
Some price list! As Joe said..you can hardly give WDB's away here...The law of supply & demand.
Here's a bit of information for AZ WDB's where I lived. Texas Atrox may like something different for which I can't speak about except in general.
In Tucson, Arizona they typically bask in the open till it gets to about 32 degrees C then they head for cover, about 10 am!. The night time temperatures are about 23 C.. so that's when they move to their ambush spots. If you can give them a 10 degree temperature swing it should do very well. May & June the daytime temperatures in AZ are about 40C and 20% humidity Julys & Augusts in Arizona are a bit cooler between 35 & 40C but the humidity is up to about 60%. The only crazy things out in the day in June are wacky lizards bakeing their brains.
They don't hide in rocks and seem to prefer sandy soil and clumps of bushes/cactus for cover. They go underground to escape the heat of the day and move up to the opening at dusk. No problem with heat after sundown the ground is still plenty (30C +) warm for a long time. I'll send you a few pictures to show you what I mean by email.
Good Luck,
Al
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